Red Devil's Playground #WATTYS2017

.: Kick 09 :.

A/N: Yo, min'na-san! Here's the next update! A bit of a warning for you guys from me; updates may become slower due to the fact that school's already started, so I'll be balancing the progress of my story and my studies. Sorry in advance if there will be days where I can't update for awhile. Anyways, enjoy~!

– Ai-chan✿

"Well then, after change sides..." Kakuma paused, the whistle going off soon after. "It's Nosei Junior High's kickoff! The next half has started!"

Once those words left the glasses wearing commentator, Nosei Junior High started their attack, Suizenji racing forward with the ball within his possession. Matsuno — or Max, as he prefers to be called as — quickly runs after the cheetah-like teen, aiming to block the blond from his advance. Seeing his attempt, Suizenji back passes the ball to his fellow club member, the snake-like teen named Hebimaru catching the ball, and racing to the front of the goal of Raimon's side.

Once standing a few feet away from the goal, the snake-like boy kicks the ball while it was hovering by his side, his foot and the ball colliding with a loud 'smack!'. The ball swirled like a snake coiling around its prey, a bright green aura surrounding it as it spun, a similar color trailing behind the ball. "Snake Shot!"

"Nekketsu Punch!" Endou bellowed, countering the hissatsu with his own, making the ball soar up in the sky upon contact. The brunet gritted his teeth at the tingling pain his fist radiated throughout his body, his arm starting to feel like jelly as it shook minutely. "It doesn't hurt... at all!"

The brunet kicked the ball once it descended in front of him, kicking it as hard as he could towards Gouenji and Kabeyama. The ball spun rapidly as it soared through the air, the kick just enough to reach to where the duo were on the field. Felisa turned to look at the two, noticing the glum and defeated look on a certain player's face.

"Gouenji, Kabeyama!"

"No matter how many times I get the ball..." Kabeyama muttered under his breath, his body slouched, and his arms dangling by his sides. He made no move to run to the ball, even after his captain had called him and Gouenji to do the hissatsu.

"Kebayama!" Gouenji bellowed to the teen, running after the ball that was still soaring in the air.

Dropping down to his knees, his hands going down to the grassy field, Kabeyama looked downcast to the ground, not daring to look up. "... I can't do it!"

Gouenji gritted his teeth before jumping up to reach the ball instead, even if he knew that it was a futile attempt. He needed to help his team win. He promised Yuuka that he'd keep winning until she wakes up. He has to win! This was for Yuuka!

With the will to win this match boosting up his drive, Gouenji began to take his stance to perform Fire Tornado midair, his eyes gleaming with determination. Just as he was about to tilt his body to the side, air rushed up his back, and he was certain that it wasn't a chill. A head went over the platinum blond, forehead smacking the ball away from Raimon's number 10, Gouenji losing his stance in an instant. It was Torii!

"Nosei Junior High intercepts the ball again!" Kakuma exclaims through his mic, both managers eliciting gasps as they watched on.

'Nosei has the ball within their possession yet again... Which means,' Felisa thought, her lips set in a grim line, watching with unblinking eyes as the game went on. 'They'll aim for a point.'

"Tarzan Kick!"

Blocked with a punch.

"Condor Dive!"